Sixth Stuttgart business reports break-in

A division manager for the company, located at 2015 S. Main St., contacted the Stuttgart Police Department Monday. He told officers someone had cut a hole in the south side of the chain link fence that surrounds the property.

A division manager for the company, located at 2015 S. Main St., contacted the Stuttgart Police Department Monday. He told officers someone had cut a hole in the south side of the chain link fence that surrounds the property.

Items stolen totaled $3,870 including items stolen from one of the business’ vehicles. The list of stolen property was given to officers and was not attached to the incident report that was released Tuesday.

“The security fence had been rolled up and tied into place. I further observed security tapes from the weekend and observed that the break-in occurred around 10:20 p.m. (Saturday) and continued until around 1:30 a.m.,” SPD Ptl. Eric Brown wrote in his report.

The security tapes were provided to the SPD Criminal Investigation Division who will be investigating. Charges in the case could include theft greater than $2,500 from a vehicle and breaking or entering a building or structure, both felony charges.

Industrial Component Supply, located on West Lennox Road, reported on Feb. 11 that someone had broken into its fence and stolen items from the storage building.

The suspect in that case is a white male.

The items reported missing included a weed eater and a leaf blower with a spray rig attached.

On Jan. 28 SPD Ptl. Paul Hofstad spoke with a Riceland Foods Soy Division Sample House employee who said someone stole a welder that was bolted to a small black trailer, located on the North Park Avenue property.

The welder costs approximately $4,000, which could lead to a felony charge of theft greater than $2,500.

SPD officers responded to S&W Produce, located at 101 W. 13th, at 4:58 a.m. Jan. 26 after someone cut a padlock from a door at the business.

The suspect made off with an estimated 20 to 30 cartons of cigarettes, several loose packs of cigarettes and change out of the cash drawer. The charges in that case could include commercial burglary and theft greater than $500 and less than $2,500, both felony charges.

The suspect caught on surveillance cameras at S&W was described as white and wearing a navy blue baseball cap with a red brim, a dark colored jacket with white patches on the sleeves, blue jeans, a dark colored mask and gloves.

SPD responded to Arkansas County Title on Jan. 22 where a laptop computer had been stolen.

On Jan. 23 an employee at KWAK Country 97.3 reported a HP Pavilion laptop computer, Vera Bradley handbag, with her car keys attached, which also held her personal debit card, credit cards and two gift cards stolen from inside the business.

Charles H. Simmons, 32, of Stuttgart has been taken into custody in the radio station's theft, according to SPD. Charges could include theft greater than $500 and less than $2,500, a felony charge. Simmons gave a full confession in the KWAK theft, according to officers.